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College Presents Reviews For CFP Test
By Staff WriterThe College for Financial Planning has added Tampa, Fla. and St. Louis to its schedule of review sessions for those seeking certification as financial planners.This ...
August 21, 2006
Accenture Bid Is Part Of Software Contraction: AnalystFriday's announcement that Accenture Ltd. agreed to acquire NaviSys Inc. is yet another sign of how tough it is for independent software vendors to survive ...
August 20, 2006
New York Proposes UL Reserve Rule UpdateNew York regulators say they want to stop life insurers from using certain policy designs to lower policy reserve requirements.The New York State Insurance Department ...
August 20, 2006
Life Settlement Tensions Buffet Discussions On Compact WordingProperty rights of life insurance policyholders are surfacing as an issue during discussions over product standards language being developed for the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation ...
August 18, 2006
Some Empire State HMO Members Will Get RefundsThe New York State Insurance Department is preparing to transfer $71 million in surplus funds from market stabilization pools to holders of individual and family ...
August 15, 2006
Missouri Asks Marketing Firm For InformationShow Me State officials are trying to get more information from a company that generates annuity leads.The Missouri Department of Insurance has asked Investors Union ...
August 15, 2006
Nationwide Puts Server Functions On MainframesA large insurer hopes to save energy and money by using large computers to run hundreds of "virtual servers."Nationwide Financial Services Inc., Columbus, Ohio, says ...
August 13, 2006
NAIC Postpones Mortality Table SplitInsurance regulators want to hear from actuaries before deciding whether to split the existing mortality table into preferred and non-preferred mortality categories.Members of the Life ...